narcis @ 2008-01-21T18:58:00

2008-01-21T23:58:56Z

my heels are high, my eyes cast low.

BASICS
NAME: Narcissa Alexandrine Violetta Black
DATE OF BIRTH: May 16th, 1955.
PLAYED-BY: Elyse Taylor for ages 17-27. Heidi Klum for ages 27-40. Alternates are Elisabeth Harnois and Michelle Pfeiffer.
JOURNAL: narcissab

MINUTIAE

PERSONALITY: Druella Black's main goal with her darling Narcissa was to turn her into the standard for etiquette in the pureblood elite society. Narcissa was trained from a young age and her mother considers Narcissa her 'masterpiece'. Thus comes Narcissa's own personality; a high class who considers herself superior to anyone in comparison. Though a very sweet-tempered girl, if Narcissa deems you unworthy, that’s it. She never will change her mind about anything, even if you cut off your head for her. She is quite obsessed with surrounding herself by people who adore her, and most of their conversation focuses on her life and her business. Narcissa is also an avid blood-purist, and regretfully can not accept anyone who is tainted by bad blood. She does have a few acquaintances in Ravenclaw house, though most of her true friends are in Slytherin. She also tried to further herself in name as much as possible, to make herself a prominent figure in not only school, but the pureblood community. When around adults, Narcissa is much more held back and actually prefers conversation with adults than to with girls her age. Though Narcissa is the cause for her year's females adoring clothes more than the Dark Lord, Narcissa does enjoy a thought provoking conversation with the boys in her year.

Narcissa's natural intelligence is quite outstanding, and during her tutoring before Hogwart's and her first few years, she ran only on natural talent. She does not think school is the most important thing to do on her list of life's accomplishments, and as long as she graduates with acceptable grades, no one will hassle her. She is in no way like her older sister(s) who work as hard as they can to achieve whatever they can. Narcissa loves the idea of just marrying young to get out of all other work. She knows how to lie and deceive very well, and her personality can be shifted while in a situation where she does not know the other person(s). She can also be quite sincere when she wants to be, and although her exterior is quite hard, once broken Narcissa can be a devoted companion.

Narcissa has the mannerisms of a pureblood society princess under her belt. It seems to come naturally to her, she acquires formidable friends quite easily and always seems to get what she wants. She in no way is a spoiled brat, she is quite mature for her age and despises those girls who act in childish ways. She is just strong willed and knows how to get what she wants and needs quite well. However, Narcissa also is one to mask her feelings. She almost never cries or shows supreme happiness in public, she would rather be neutral so that the public does not see any weaknesses in her. This is one aspect that she has taken directly from her father. Narcissa also does not know how to express feelings of adoration, and merely admires silently and hopes that they will be more open and feel the same way.

Narcissa also knows how to play with the opposite sex quite well. She knows that her regent nose and bright blonde hair are the ideals of beauty in the upper society, as well as her pristine bloodline and fabulous manners. She knows that she, out of all the girls in her house as well as year, is the best trained for the position as the wife of an honored pureblood. Narcissa has dated before, but all have been quite few and far between. She does not like the idea of a relationship while she is at school, she does not want to take away from her possible future husband's studies. For the few select boys she has dated before, she thoroughly enjoys being subordinate, unless they decide to act like idiots, then she can handle the reigns. She knows how to be independent, yet at the same time allow the man in her life be in charge. Marriage is the ultimate goal for Narcissa, and she knows that she has prepared well for her challenge and once she enters pureblood society, it will be like putting a fish to water.

With the marriage to Lucius and the devastating loss of their first two children, Narcissa has learned to become a mother quite easily. Druella naturally has helped with this, but Narcissa always seems to care about things around her. She is quite loving, and through little physical gestures or expressions, her motherly sense is quite apparent.

MAGICAL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES/PECULIARITIES: Narcissa has never had the abilities that her eldest sister has. She could never possibly kill someone, nor maim them to an inch of their life. Narcissa doesn't struggle with magic and is skilled in a few areas, but she can never become as good as a witch as others. Narcissa is good at charming things and has come up with a few charms herself, though they are nothing compared to others - just simple charms to dry her hair the way she likes after her daily bath, putting sugar in tea without actually putting the sugar in, etcetera.

WAND: 11 3/4 inches, cherry wood, core of unicorn's hair. The wand is best suited for simple magic, which is mostly what Narcissa plans on doing/ is doing.
APPEARANCE: Narcissa's beauty has always been apparent. Her eyes are dark blue and her hair is blonde, conforming to the standards of modern western beauty. Her face, however, is quite a different story. She has always been told she is 'other worldly', like an angel coming down from heaven. This doesn't mean she is radiant, however, in her looks. She has very sharp angles on her face, which normally never turn soft even when she is happy. Her body is also very thin and willowy, but she only attributes this to good genetics. Her hair started out quite adorable as a child, little golden blonde curls, and as she's aged it has become more and more white than anything. She thinks it's different and helps her stand out from the rest of her dark haired family. Her eyes are more wide and almond shaped than anything, and are a striking deep ocean blue. Obviously Narcissa cares much about fashion, however, her mother is more prone to making her dress in stylish clothing. Narcissa would rather wear clothes that she knows looks good on her body and that are always classy. Her palate normally consists of black, white, blue, and occasionally green. She, naturally, wears her uniform while at school with very simple accessories, she is not fond of those who try to make it into some fashion statement every day.

BACKGROUND

SIGNIFICANT DATES:

May 16th, 1955 - Birth. After Cygnus and Druella failed again to have a male heir with Andromeda, they decided that their two daughters were good enough, and Druella didn't wish to have more than one child anyways. However, by mistake, Druella became pregnant a third time. She tried to keep the pregnancy as much of a secret for as long as she could, but with complications it was difficult. She spent long amounts of time on bed rest, and was almost sure that this final child was not going to survive, and all was going to go as planned. Druella went into labor and Narcissa was born on May 15th, 1960. She was not due until July. Druella had told herself that she was going to let go of the child, but upon seeing her she instantly fell in love. Narcissa was the only one of the three daughters to have golden blonde hair, and was a small thing that never cried. Druella soon was attached to Narcissa, and once she was successfully grown into a normal newborn, she coddled her for the rest of her life. She knew that since Narcissa had lived, she was going to be a powerful witch.

May 17th, 1959 - Sign of Magic. It was Narcissa's fourth birthday party which was a nice tea garden party. Narcissa was wearing a cute cream coloured dress that was specially made for her. A rather rambunctious young girl who was a distant cousin spilled tea all down Narcissa's front, on accident. Narcissa became quite upset and screeched loudly, setting the table on fire. Cygnus went to of course put out the table but Druella instead went wild at the confirmation of her little angel's magical abilities and swept her up into her arms.

September 1st, 1965 - Hogwarts. One of the first official days where Narcissa was to live up to her namesake. She sat with a few family friends on the train, followed the orders for the First Years, and was one of the first to be called to the Sorting Hat. It didn't take quite long, though the hat did muse with the thought of Hufflepuff, but Narcissa was sorted into Slytherin. Naturally.

August 10th, 1974 - Marriage. After being engaged for over a year, Narcissa married Lucius Malfoy. The two had been seeing each other since 1970. Narcissa loves Lucius in a nonforced way, and although the pairing could seem quite set up by the bonds of contract, their relationship is completely real.

June 5th, 1980 - Birth of the prodigal son. Narcissa suffered through two miscarriages during the first six years of her marriage to Lucius. The first was in 1976, with the stillbirth of daughter Thalia Druella Malfoy and the second in 1979 with a son they later named Thaddeus Abraxas. Narcissa loved these children as if they still lived and although felt much shame, proceeded to continue trying. Finally, Draco Lucius was born. Narcissa cried at the sight of a crying baby, one so different from the cold body the Healers usually pulled from her body. Draco was a sight of perfection. Although Narcissa planned on having more children, complications from the birth of her son forced them to remove her uterus, thus preventing any further pregnancies. Narcissa then promised herself to devote her entire being to her son, to which she holds up to this day.

ALLIANCE AND VIEWS ON PURISM: Narcissa is a Black. And a Malfoy, for that matter. She was raised with the ideas that if you were not one of the her society than you were not worth anything. Narcissa didn't take to the fanatical side like her sister Bellatrix, but Narcissa did understand and agree. narcissa believes that magic is a privilege, not just something that should be given to a random muggle child. Magic requires an uppercrust of families to keep it strong and continuing. Although Narcissa has been forced into aiding Voldemort before, she is not keen to the idea of following a leader who he himself seems to not be in this ranking. However, Narcissa does what she is told and so far all she has been told is to follow him.

POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Cygnus Black - Narcissa's father. Narcissa obviously has much respect for her father and follows all his orders. Narcissa has always loved her father, but at the same time it's apparent he had given up and compeltely given free reign to Druella for Narcissa's upbringing. To Narcissa, Cygnus is the captain of their ship and she both admires his strength and his abilities to be their leader.

Druella Rosier Black - Narcissa's mother. Narcissa has loved her mother since the moment she saw her. Of course the natural bond between mother and daughter was there, but something even more in depth is held between the two of them. Druella has created Narcissa in the image of herself, and Narcissa cherishes every moment. From her first society outing to the birth of her children, Druella has been there to aid and comfort Narcissa.

Bellatrix Black Lestrange and Andromeda Black Tonks - Narcissa's sisters. Narcissa grew up with both older sisters in tow, with Bellatrix almost as an older brother. Narcissa thought that Bellatrix was fascinating, the way that her ladylike qualities balanced out with her ability to produce magic that Narcissa could never dream of doing. Andromeda seemed to always just be there, quiet and reserved and not quite as smart as Bella but not quite as ladylike as Narcissa. Narcissa loved them both and still does, no matter what they do. Publicly, Narcissa severed ties with Andromeda after her marriage and pregnancy with Ted Tonks, but deeply she wishes to see her sister and her niece Nymphandora. She would never express these emotions to others, however.

Sirius Black and Regulus Black - Narcissa's cousins. Although also related to the Rosiers, Narcissa seemed to take to her Black cousins more easily. Narcissa always thought that Sirius was to be the next captain of the Black ship, considering he was the eldest male heir. It came as a shock to her when Sirius was placed into Gryffindor and started severing ties with his family. Like with Andromeda, Narcissa wants nothing more than for Sirius to return to the family and reclaim his title as the Prince. Regulus, although just as able as Sirius, has never been considered in the same light by Narcissa. After the death of her younger cousin because of his portrayal to the Dark Lord, Narcissa was both overcome by grief but also by embarrassment.

Lucius Malfoy - Narcissa's husband. The love of her life, simply put. He provides her stability in a crumbling family and society.

Draco Lucius Malfoy - Narcissa's son. The pearl of her world. Although Lucius criticizes the way she fawns over him, Narcissa loves him more than the world and would put herself in harms way for him.

CHARACTER CONCEPT: The youngest daughter in the Black family, Narcissa has little to no expectations except to be a charming lady. The epitome of what all pureblood daughters strive to be, Narcissa excels in the areas of etiquette, beauty and charm. The only Black to produce a child, though under a different surname, Narcissa continues to sail on the sinking ship that is the Black family.

SAMPLES
SAMPLE A - 1ST PERSON:

Mother,

I wish to write to you concerning the dreadful news of our beloved Sirius. I was obviously in attendance during his sorting and perhaps I can offer you a view into what exactly happened. As the first years filed into the Great Hall in the usual way, I noticed Sirius towards the back, talking to another young boy with unusually unkempt hair. I believe I have never seen him before in my life and from that moment I was quite appalled not only by his appearance but by the fact that Sirius seemed to be laughing at something with him. I chose to ignore it, however, and watched as the sorting began. Sirius was one of the first and as he was called up, one of my ribbons untied from my hair. ~~I believe it was Lucius he does seem to~~ I saw him sit and saw the hat on his head and decided to pick up my ribbon. By the time I had sat back up I noticed the Gryffindor table cheering and everyone at our own noble Slytherin table shooting me glances.

Mother, he was sorted into Gryffindor. And he looked quite smug about it.

I later saw that the boy he had been speaking to was a Potter, I believe his first name is James.

I cannot express to you how ashamed I am and also how embarrassed I am. I have tried speaking to him several times and he seems to ignore me. I do not know what to do with myself. Aunt Walburga has sent me numerous owls about trying to talk to him but it seems impossible. Please try to calm her down, though I understand where her rage is coming from.

I love you and I hope all is well.

Your most loving daughter,
Narcissa
SAMPLE B - 3RD PERSON: Druella Black, out of all other pureblood matriarchs, was quite good at planning out husbands for her daughters. She may have had troubles doing simple things such as brewing Pepper-Up potion, but that sort of thing you could buy with money. Astuteness and cunning traps for young men, however, you could not. When asked by others how she came up with such schemes, she reminded them that when they had three daughters to see what else they would think about. A proper and advantageous marriage was worth more than anything else that a wizard or witch could possess. She had, or at least she had claimed, that she was the one who forced Mrs. Lestrange into allowing Rodolphus to visit with them for a few months during the summer before Bellatrix’s fifteenth birthday. Druella did not acknowledge Andromeda, and therefore had spent the past few years focusing all her energy and thinking of exactly what to do to capture a one Lucius Malfoy’s attention.

Narcissa, on the other hand, knew exactly what Lucius wanted. She had already taken liberties before and the two had started to court earlier in the summer, so that it wouldn’t conflict with their studies. When her mother proposed inviting over the whole Malfoy family, Narcissa naturally agreed. She saw her mother write out the neat invitation and send it using their best owl, and eagerly waited for word. A few days later, she was told that they were coming that evening for supper. Narcissa knew that although she wished to sit next to Lucius and lightly trace the side of his leg with her finger or other such gestures, she would do whatever her mother told her to do. The usual circus then went on, their arrival, the chatter about the children’s last year of school, what their future plans were, and how everyone was fairing, in general. The food was nothing extravagant to make it appear as if they were desperate, but it was no peasant’s meal. After her first and final mouthful of pudding, Narcissa asked to be excused from the table to go and have a small walk outside. Her bright gold hair was styled down in a somewhat plain way, along with her cream coloured blouse and dark blue skirt. Walking outside the cool night air hit her face as she saw the outlines of the buildings in the city. She had given Lucius a brief look before she got up, and now was only waiting for his reply.

black, narcissa alexandrine violetta

narcis @ 2008-01-21T18:58:00